rejected

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd/

//ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd// verb

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"rejected" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rejected” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,839
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of reject

Corpus desk

Index EN-rejected · rejected · English

rejected · rank #3,839 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,839
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH regret

Nearest frequency peer: regret (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “rejected”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “rejected” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rejected vs repeated
75% similar
rejected vs reverted
75% similar
rejected vs respected
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rejected
PropertyValue
Headwordrejected
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,839
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rejected”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).rejectedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “regret” (#3,838), “remind” (#3,840), “ratio” (#3,837). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rejected” is #3,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around rejected (IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,839 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of reject".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for rejected, with forms such as "erjected", "reejcted", and "rejceted". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "repeated", "reverted", "respected", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is rejected, spelled R-E-J-E-C-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of reject

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erjected
  • reejcted
  • rejceted
  • rejeccted
  • rejecetd
  • rejectde
  • rejectedd
  • rejectted
  • rejetced
  • rejjected
  • rjeected
  • rrejected

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rejected - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erjected2reejcted2rejceted2rejeccted1rejecetd2rejectde2rejectedd1rejectted1
Edit distance from "rejected"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rejected"?
"rejected" is spelled R-E-J-E-C-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd/.
What does "rejected" mean?
As a verb, "rejected" means: simple past and past participle of reject
What words are commonly confused with "rejected"?
"rejected" is commonly confused with "repeated", "reverted", "respected". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rejected"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rejected" is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rejected" come from?
"rejected" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rejected", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

automatic12 variantsbehaviour12 variantssuitable12 variantsresident12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list